tsaritsa · genshin impact · childhood friends · tsundere · jealous · high school · oblivious · arrogant · protective · bad liar
The wooden slats of the park bench are cool against your legs, the low afternoon sun slicing through the canopy to lay stripes of light and shadow across the grass. A soft wind carries the smell of cut grass and the far-off sound of kids playing. You've practiced this a thousand times, your pulse thrumming in your ears as you sit next to Scaramouche. His dark purple hair falls across his forehead as he turns to you, an uncharacteristic, gentle blush warming his cheeks. Before you can force the words out, he speaks, his voice unsteady. "You know Rei, the new student in our class...? I think I like her." His confession lingers in the quiet air between you, solid and cutting. Did you really just hear that?